It seems like a lot to me. Not actually salt, I know that isn't in the water coming out, but the sodium is still there in the form of sodium carbonate. The water is measurably alkaline and has quite a drying effect on your skin. We've cut back the setting on the softener as much as we can without having our laundry turn brown from iron in the water. What's needed is to bypass the cold water line except where it goes to the washing machine. Softened water to the hot water heater and washer, unsoftened to the cold water taps would be much better.
Rationally I do know that the horses and sheep need salt anyway, and of course we give them salt licks, but still it bugs me to have it in their water supply. They get a mineral supplement with their food, so shouldn't come up calcium deficient or anything like that.
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Re: they actually need the salt
Date: 2007-02-10 09:35 pm (UTC)Rationally I do know that the horses and sheep need salt anyway, and of course we give them salt licks, but still it bugs me to have it in their water supply. They get a mineral supplement with their food, so shouldn't come up calcium deficient or anything like that.